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Discover Shmagino in Russia

Shmagino in the region of Astrakhan is a place located in Russia - some 758 mi or ( 1220 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Shmagino is now 08:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Volgograd " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volgograd, Vladikavkaz, Verkhnelebyazh'ye, Tal'nikovyy, and Nizhne-Lebyazh'ye. When in this area, you might want to check out Volgograd . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shmagino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Buzan River

The Buzan River is a river in the Astrakhan Oblast of Russia. It is a left distributary which splits from the Volga River about 50 kilometres upstream from Astrakhan. From there it flows generally south-east, splitting into several smaller named distributaries near Lebyazhye. The Volga Delta was subject to territorial disputes between the Nogai Horde and the Russian-annexed Astrakhan Khanate in the 1550s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.73 47.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Astrakhan Oblast, Volga basin

Volga Delta

The Volga Delta is the largest river delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe's largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, north-east of the republic of Kalmykia. The delta is located in the Caspian Depression—the far eastern part of the delta lies in Kazakhstan. The delta drains into the Caspian approximately 60 km downstream from the city of Astrakhan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.73 47.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Russia, Caspian Sea, Freshwater ecoregions, Geography of Astrakhan Oblast, Landforms of Russia, River deltas, Volga basin